Saturday, January 3, 2009

Religion and evolution: co-dependent?

Two news stories by two different groups have come out that are surprisingly amusing in their synergy.

First, we have news that religion evolved:
Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study by University of Miami professor of Psychology Michael McCullough finds that religious people have more self-control than do their less religious counterparts. These findings imply that religious people may be better at pursuing and achieving long-term goals that are important to them and their religious groups.
And to go with it, we have this opinion piece that an understanding of evolution strengthens faith:
In my opinion the Darwinian worldview is not just compatible with religious faith but deepens it and makes aspects of it more intelligible.
Religion and evolution: Two great tastes that, apparently, taste great together.

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